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Kamaile

Pronounced kah-MY-leh

“the maile vine”

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kah·MY·leh

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kamaile mean in Hawaiian?

Kamaile is a Hawaiian girl name that means the maile vine. The name comes from ka (the) + maile. It is pronounced kah-MY-leh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kamaile belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower and nature.

How to pronounce Kamaile

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kamaile are a as in “father”, i as “ee”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kamaile a boy or girl name?

Kamaile is listed here as a girl's name. Of the 210 U.S. babies given it, 100% were girls and 0% boys.

How often Kamaile is given in the U.S.

Social Security records show 210 U.S. babies named Kamaile from 1997 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 21 of those 27 years. Its peak was 2008, with 17. The 2014 to 2023 total of 26 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 77 babies born in the state were named Kamaile from 1999 to 2021, with a peak of 10 in 2000. 11 were born there from 2012 to 2021.

How well recorded is Kamaile?

Kamaile has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kamaile?

kah-MY-leh, in 3 syllables, with the stress on MY.

Is Kamaile a girl's or a boy's name?

Kamaile is used mainly as a girl name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Kamaile mean in Hawaiian?

the maile vine. It comes from ka (the) + maile.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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